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Year Leader
Kingswood Academy, Hull, HU7 4WRThis job expired on 28 November 2022
Start date details
not specified
Closing date
28 November 2022 at 5pm
Date listed
14 November 2022
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3
Subject
- Health and social care
Working pattern
- Full time: not specified
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- £25075 - £28190 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a Year Leader who will drive up the standards of attendance, behaviour and conduct of students within a year group
Year Leader
Wawne RoadBransholme, KINGSTON UPON HULL, HU7 4WRUnited Kingdom
Salary: NJC Point 24 on a range 24-28 - £28,672 - £32,234 FTE Actual Salary: £25,075.63 - £28,190.84
Hours: 37 hours per week, term time plus 10 days
We are seeking to appoint an inspirational Year Leader who will drive up the standards of attendance, 'behaviour for learning' and conduct of students within a year group.
As a Year Leader, you will work directly with the 'Senior Leader - Behaviour' in what is a key role in our drive to becoming a national beacon of educational excellence.
We actively welcome applications from colleagues who are already working in a pastoral/behaviour role as well as colleagues who are working in an educational setting and are passionate about becoming a Year Leader.
Career development recruitment incentives:
- Candidates should be looking at this post as a 3 year development pathway to the next stage of their career rather than just a 'Year Leader' post. The training and CPD you will receive will be phenomenal.
- We advise you to come in and speak with the Headteacher to discuss the above and shape the next 3 years of your career.
In particular, we are seeking an individual who:
- Is fully aligned to our vision and key drivers;
- Is a dynamic and proactive individual who will not be satisfied until all students are making excellent progress, have excellent behaviour and excellent attendance;
- Will proactively work with senior leaders to regularly analyse behaviour and academic data relating to the performance of the year group and identify individuals and cohorts of students that need intervention or support.
What the school offers its staff
Our Vision is: 'to deliver world-class learning, which places no limits on what young people can achieve' and we are a national beacon of educational excellence in Hull'.
As a national beacon of educational excellence, we will ensure that:
Ultimately our Mission is to ensure that: 'all students have an inner-belief and ambition to fulfil their dreams and live a happy and successful life.' We are passionate about our students 'recognising their academic worth' and making sure that they are 'prepared to make bold choices in order to secure places, and thrive, at the most reputable and highest performing colleges, universities and world-class employers.'
We welcome visits to the academy, to see the school in action and to discuss this post and your career development opportunities. To book an appointment with the Headteacher please email Cathrine Weightman (PA to the Headteacher) at
Further information about the job
Kingswood Academy
Our Vision is: 'to deliver world-class learning, which places no limits on what young people can achieve' and we are a national beacon of educational excellence in Hull'.
Ultimately our Mission is to ensure that: 'all students have an inner-belief and ambition to fulfil their dreams and live a happy and successful life.' We are passionate about our students 'recognising their academic worth' and making sure that they are 'prepared to make bold choices in order to secure places, and thrive, at the most reputable and highest performing colleges, universities and world-class employers.'
Commitment to safeguarding
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
About Kingswood Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1534 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kingswood Academy website
- Email address
- ljohnson@academiesenterprisetrust.org
Lift Kingswood is one of the highest performing schools in the country and is a school where on average our students make over a grade more progress, across all subjects, than other students do nationally; placing the school as the 7th highest performing non-selective school in the country out of 6520 schools.
Our Vision is: 'to deliver world class learning, which places no limits on what young people can achieve' and we are rapidly becoming 'a national beacon of educational excellence in Hull'.
As a national beacon of educational excellence we will ensure that:
All students leave our school with first-rate qualifications: Qualifications that ensure all doors remain open, giving our students the platform to compete and thrive on a global stage.
All students develop exceptional character: Character that exemplifies a true growth mind-set; a phenomenal work ethic; confidence and high levels of grit, resilience and determination; ensuring they are fully prepared to flourish in an ever-changing world.
All students leave our school with high levels of cultural and global awareness: Awareness that develops through diverse experiences that enrich our students, enabling them to engage in, empathise with, challenge and debate current affairs beyond their local community.
All students leave with an array of positive memories that last for a lifetime: Memories that are created from students, staff and our community being fully invested in forging exceptional relationships based on trust, care, high expectations and a passion for genuinely making a difference in their life.
MISSION
Ultimately our Mission is to ensure that: ‘all students have an inner-belief and ambition to fulfil their dreams and live a happy and successful life.’ We are passionate about our students ‘recognising their academic worth’ and making sure that they are ‘prepared to make bold choices in order to secure places, and thrive, at the most reputable and highest performing colleges, universities and world-class employers.’
Key Drivers
Underpinning our vision for educational excellence are our 6 key drivers:
The Highest Expectations - Everyone can be successful; always set and expect the highest standards.
Everyone is Valued - Diversity is celebrated; no one is left behind
No Excuses - Print Solutions not excuses; a accelerate progress
Never Give Up - Resilience is essential; turn challenges into opportunities
Value Feedback - Good quality feedback drives improvement
Outstanding Learning - Outstanding learning in every lesson, every day
These aspirational and inspirational core principles are central to everything that we do and were jointly created by students and staff to drive the school forward. At Lift Kingswood, we live and breathe these key drivers with an unwavering passion and determination to ensure that our students receive the best education; we will not settle for anything but the best, and will not rest until the school is truly great in all areas.
World-Class Teaching and Learning
We are truly passionate about Teaching and Learning and this is central to everything that we do. We firmly believe that when every teacher:
Is passionate about changing life chances of young people
Is passionate about Teaching and Learning
Truly loves their subject
Makes learning interesting, fun and relevant
Knows the detail and nuances of the exam specifications
Forges excellent relationships with all students
Is strict but fair
Is proven and knows how to deliver top notch results
Is passionate about delivering outstanding learning (every lesson, every day)
Has a true growth mind-set;
Together great things can be achieved.
House System
We are also very proud of our competition-based house system. The aim of the house system is to build teamwork, confidence and community through competition. We see the house system as an ‘activator’, a vehicle to motivate and encourage students to push themselves outside of their comfort zone. There are four houses:
Reckitt
Wilberforce
Johnson
Sullivan
Every student, and every member of staff, is affiliated to one of the houses and they compete to earn points for their house. Students can earn points for good attendance and for making rapid academic progress. They can also earn points by entering house competitions such as: photography, dance, cookery, poetry, chess, talent shows and sports day to name but a few. You name it, we’ve got a competition to enable everyone to get involved. We want every student to gain the confidence and belief to compete and experience what it feels like to be part of a successful team. The house system also exposes our students to team camaraderie, team spirit and having a united mission/goal.
Academic Results
Our Progress 8 score is +1.17; meaning that in every subject, our students make over a grade more progress than other students do nationally. Our Attainment 8 score is 56.8, against the National Average of 44.3. This means that students on average achieve between a Grade 5 (good pass) and a Grade 6 in all subjects. 78% of our students also achieved a Grade 4 or higher in both English and Maths, which is well above the National Average of 63%. Our disadvantaged students' Progress 8 score is +1.15 and our SEN Progress 8 score is +1.29, highlighting that all students achieve well at Kingswood Academy; in line with our key driver of ‘Everyone is valued’. As a school, we have the highest expectations of our students, which led to 22% of students achieving Grade 9s in GCSE subjects, placing these students’ performance in the top 5% of the country.
Visits
We welcome visits to the school, to see the school in action and to discuss this post and your career development opportunities. To book an appointment with the Headteacher please email Cathrine Weightman (PA to the Headteacher) on cweightman@liftkingswood.org
OFSTED
To view all our Ofsted reports please click here
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
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